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7 Heartfelt Lessons from Brooklyn on International Women's Day 2021

I don’t need International Women’s Day (#IWD2021) to recall one of the women who has had a profound impact on my life.

She passed away in 1994, yet to this day, I talk about and think about her. Every. Single. Day. 

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Her name was Nettie Freeman. My sisters and I called her "Mama." She was our maternal grandmother. 

Mama was born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. She was married for 63 years (to the same man), had three children and nine grandchildren. She lived to see 12 of her 21 great-grandchildren. She died at the age of 95.

How would Mama, who had a high school diploma and never worked outside the home, be an inspiration for International Women’s Day?

  • Mama had never been on an airplane.
  • She never lived anywhere except New York, and a short time in New Jersey.
  • So what could Mama have taught me about business and my career in the 31...
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The Most Important Second

“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.”—Spanish Proverb

Much has been written about time and procrastination.

We often don’t realize how precious time is until faced with a crisis, usually related to our health or mortality.

Clearly, 2020 has been a cruel teacher.   

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Still, long before the pandemic, most people spent obscene amounts of time watching mindless reality shows and complaining about something..anything. 

We dwell on our past mistakes.

We worry about future problems that likely will never come to pass.

We read books on time management and  productivity.

We fool ourselves.

And here we are on the brink of 2021 keenly aware of our precious time. 

Social media is packed with posts and stories assessing the past 12 months.

Pundits are...

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